Wisconsin Status on Dry Needling for Physical Therapy

Wisconsin has determined Trigger Point Dry Needling to be within the scope of practice for physical therapists. See below for letter.

Wisconsin has determined dry needling to be within the scope of practice for physical therapists. See below for quote from approval letter.

After conferring with legal council the following position was adopted by the Physical Therapy Examining Board:

The Board considers trigger point dry needling as within the scope of practice of physical therapy provided that the licensed physical therapist is properly educated and trained.

KinetaCore serves only as an educational resource to clinicians and
does not make any claim on professional licensure.
It is always the practitioner's responsibility to determine what is
within their scope of practice. Participants are allowed to learn any
technique through continuing education, but whether or not they can use
this technique in their patient practice is determined by current
licensing bodies. KinetaCore is a strong advocate of advancing the
field of physical therapy and will encourage physical therapists to
continue to be advocates for their profession.

If you have specific questions about your scope of practice, please
contact your licensing board. KinetaCore recommends each practitioner
be knowledgeable in their licensing body's current decisions and
rulings.

For further information and experience with KinetaCore's Functional Dry
Needling® we invite you to attend one of our Level 1 FDN training courses.